Top 10 players in 2022 Finals

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Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#1 » by SUPERVILLAIN » Mon May 30, 2022 9:46 am

Warriors and Celtics. Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, etc.

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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#2 » by akidlittle » Mon May 30, 2022 9:59 am

1) JT
2) Curry
3) Green
4) JB
5) Wiggins
6) Thompson
7) Smart
8) Poole
9) Horfie
10) Rob Williams
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Post#3 » by Deivork » Mon May 30, 2022 10:03 am

As of today heading into the finals, in my opinion:

1. Curry
2. Tatum
3. Green
4. Brown
5. Horford / Thompson
6. Thompson / Horford
7. Wiggins
8. Smart
9. Poole
10. Rob Williams
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#4 » by BadWolf » Mon May 30, 2022 10:33 am

Hard to not take Tatum first, he's all nba 1st team and 5th (or 4th?) in mvp voting.

After that it's quite blurry, a bunch of specialist guys and guys that don't really show their worth in stats.

1 Tatum
2. Curry
3. Smart?
4 Green
5 Brown
6 Poole
7 Klay
8 Wiggie
9 Horfod
10 one Williams

Any of them can be the best player on a particular night.
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#5 » by SUPERVILLAIN » Mon May 30, 2022 11:03 am

1. Curry
2. Tatum
3. Green
4. Brown
5. Wiggins
6. Smart
7. Horford
8. Klay
9. Poole
10. Looney
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#6 » by hippesthippo » Mon May 30, 2022 11:23 am

BadWolf wrote:Hard to not take Tatum first, he's all nba 1st team and 5th (or 4th?) in mvp voting.

After that it's quite blurry, a bunch of specialist guys and guys that don't really show their worth in stats.

1 Tatum
2. Curry
3. Smart?
4 Green
5 Brown
6 Poole
7 Klay
8 Wiggie
9 Horfod
10 one Williams

Any of them can be the best player on a particular night.


What's blurry about Brown? Regularly gets past two guys on his way to rim, shoots 40% on threes, and plays good to great defense. He's clearly Boston's second best player.
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#7 » by hippesthippo » Mon May 30, 2022 11:30 am

1) Curry
2) Tatum
3) Brown
4) Draymond
5) Smart
6) Thompson
7) Horford
8) Wiggins
9) Poole
10) Time Lord

EDIT: Biggest question mark of the series is how GS defends Tatum and Brown. I assume you start with Wiggins and Thompson on them, but I think Brown will torch Thompson. Curry on Smart, Looney on Horford, Draymond on Time Lord. If Time Lord starts, Green should be able to roam pretty freely and backup Thompson on drives to the rim.

Starting Grant over Rob Williams may be the first adjustment Boston makes.
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#8 » by BadWolf » Mon May 30, 2022 11:43 am

hippesthippo wrote:
BadWolf wrote:Hard to not take Tatum first, he's all nba 1st team and 5th (or 4th?) in mvp voting.

After that it's quite blurry, a bunch of specialist guys and guys that don't really show their worth in stats.

1 Tatum
2. Curry
3. Smart?
4 Green
5 Brown
6 Poole
7 Klay
8 Wiggie
9 Horfod
10 one Williams

Any of them can be the best player on a particular night.


What's blurry about Brown? Regularly gets past two guys on his way to rim, shoots 40% on threes, and plays good to great defense. He's clearly Boston's second best player.


Maybe, or it could be Smart. Is he better or worse then Klay, Green? For me they're all in the same tier as could be Poole or even Wiggins.
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#9 » by Johnny Tomala » Mon May 30, 2022 11:44 am

1. Curry
2. Tatum
3. Green
4. Brown
5. Thompson
6. Wiggins
7. Smart
8. Horford
9. Poole
10. R. Williams
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Post#10 » by mateos » Mon May 30, 2022 11:51 am

1 Curry
2 Tatum
3 Green
4 Tatum
5 Horford
6 Smart
7 Wiggins
8 Poole
9 Klay
10 Looney
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#11 » by celtics543 » Mon May 30, 2022 11:57 am

hippesthippo wrote:1) Curry
2) Tatum
3) Brown
4) Draymond
5) Smart
6) Thompson
7) Horford
8) Wiggins
9) Poole
10) Time Lord

EDIT: Biggest question mark of the series is how GS defends Tatum and Brown. I assume you start with Wiggins and Thompson on them, but I think Brown will torch Thompson. Curry on Smart, Looney on Horford, Draymond on Time Lord. If Time Lord starts, Green should be able to roam pretty freely and backup Thompson on drives to the rim.

Starting Grant over Rob Williams may be the first adjustment Boston makes.


If he roams too far off of Timelord then it’s going to be lob city. There are few guys in the league better than him at catching and finishing that pass.
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Post#12 » by TravisScott55 » Mon May 30, 2022 12:10 pm

1. Tatum
2. Curry
3. Green
4. Brown
5. Wiggins
6. Smart
7. Horford
8. Klay
9. Poole
10. R Williams
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#13 » by lambchop » Mon May 30, 2022 12:35 pm

1.Curry
2. Tatum
3. Green
4. Brown
5. Klay
6. Smart
7. Poole
8. Wiggins
9. Horford
10. Williams
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#14 » by Gusto1903 » Mon May 30, 2022 12:38 pm

1.Tatum
2.Curry
3.Thompson
4.Brown
5.Smart
6.Draymond
7.Horford
8.Timewizard
9.Wiggins
10.Grant Williams
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#15 » by timO » Mon May 30, 2022 2:12 pm

Curry
Tatum

Brown
Poole
Horford
Wiggins
Klay
Green
RW
Smart
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Post#16 » by HabsAndDubs » Mon May 30, 2022 2:14 pm

SUPERVILLAIN wrote:1. Curry
2. Tatum
3. Green
4. Brown
5. Wiggins
6. Smart
7. Horford
8. Klay
9. Poole
10. Looney

This is the correct one.
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#17 » by SUPERVILLAIN » Mon May 30, 2022 3:20 pm

HabsAndDubs wrote:
SUPERVILLAIN wrote:1. Curry
2. Tatum
3. Green
4. Brown
5. Wiggins
6. Smart
7. Horford
8. Klay
9. Poole
10. Looney

This is the correct one.

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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#18 » by Impuniti » Mon May 30, 2022 3:28 pm

1 Curry
2. Tatum
3. Brown
4. Horford
5 Wiggins
6. Draymond
7. Smart
8. JP
9. Klay
10 Timelord

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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#19 » by a8bil » Mon May 30, 2022 5:27 pm

Two issues: (1) why are fans rating Horford so high? (2) Most are rating Wiggins too low. He's been the 2nd best player for GSW throughout the playoffs. Klay and Poole have been hot and cold. Both important to wins, but inconsistent game to game.
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Re: Top 10 players in 2022 Finals 

Post#20 » by a8bil » Mon May 30, 2022 5:35 pm

1. Curry
2. Tatum
3. Brown
4. Green
5. Smart
6. Wiggins
7. Horford
8. Klay
9. Poole
10. Looney

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